MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.03,-93.74 Latitude: 38.03 Longitude: -93.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 35 SFC 976 251 24.9 20.7 78 4.2 21.9 204 8 300.1 303.0 295.9 346.8 15.94 2 950 483 22.1 19.4 85 2.6 20.2 207 12 299.6 302.3 295.2 343.8 15.12 3 900 950 17.8 17.4 97 0.4 17.5 221 21 299.9 302.5 294.6 340.9 14.02 4 850 1439 16.0 12.8 81 3.2 13.9 226 23 302.9 304.9 293.2 335.4 10.96 5 800 1952 12.2 10.1 87 2.0 10.9 215 23 304.1 305.9 292.6 333.3 9.78 6 750 2490 8.9 6.4 84 2.5 7.5 226 37 306.3 307.8 291.9 330.7 8.07 7 700 3059 5.7 2.3 79 3.4 3.8 236 47 308.8 310.0 291.3 328.6 6.45 8 650 3660 1.2 -1.6 81 2.8 -0.2 241 52 310.4 311.4 290.7 326.7 5.24 9 600 4300 -2.9 -5.8 80 3.0 -4.2 243 57 312.8 313.6 290.5 325.9 4.12 10 550 4984 -7.2 -13.7 60 6.5 -9.6 239 59 315.5 316.0 289.8 323.5 2.42 11 500 5718 -12.9 -28.1 27 15.1 -16.4 236 63 317.3 317.4 288.7 320.0 0.76 12 450 6512 -18.6 -32.5 28 14.0 -21.2 234 65 319.9 320.0 289.3 321.9 0.55 13 400 7379 -24.7 -35.4 37 10.6 -26.4 235 70 322.8 322.9 290.1 324.5 0.47 14 350 8335 -32.2 -43.7 31 11.6 -33.3 234 80 325.4 325.4 290.6 326.2 0.23 15 300 9405 -40.3 -48.6 41 8.2 -40.8 235 90 328.6 328.6 291.5 329.2 0.16 16 250 10623 -48.7 -58.0 33 9.3 -49.0 238 94 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.9 0.06 17 200 12074 -51.7 -77.1 3 25.4 -52.1 245 67 350.9 350.9 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 13915 -58.0 -77.7 6 19.8 -58.2 254 57 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.01 19 100 16425 -65.2 -87.3 3 22.1 -65.4 247 35 401.7 401.7 305.5 401.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.25 m Freezing level: 634.97 mb = 3852.43 m = 12639.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.65 mb = 3627.18 m = 11900.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.41 % Est. max temperature: 28.18 C = 82.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.28 mb = 776.27 m = 2546.79 ft T: 19.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.99 C/km ThetaE index: 26.85 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.88 mb = 941.73 m = 3089.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.62 C = 76.32 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -7.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.72 C Showalter Index: -4.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.87 C Cross Totals Index: 25.66 C K Index: 38.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 418.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2153.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.94 mb = 950.72 m = 3119.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 894.94 mb = 998.34 m = 3275.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 874.94 mb = 1191.52 m = 3909.14 ft B at Equ Level: 5.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.94 mb = 15046.23 m = 49363.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.8 at 43.4 knts Storm direction: 264.8 at 32.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.4 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 279.5 neg: -0.5 tot: 279.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.99 Bulk Rich Number: 15.29 Bulk Shear: 140.90 m/s